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Trumpism and Fascism, Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick and Bill Smalldone continue their interview on fascism and Trumpism. In the second part today they discuss how Trump and our warrior politicians and forces can manufacture a threat to this country  -- maybe from Muslim fundamentalism, maybe with Russia or China... Read more

Salt of the Earth

Airs at: Thu, 02/23/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  Produced at the height of the Hollywood Red Scare by blacklisted filmmakers, 1954's Salt of the Earth is a groundbreaking drama that highlights the roles of Latina women and striking mineworkers.  Jenn Chavez talks with the organizers of an upcoming event at the Hollywoo... Read more

White Privilege: Michael Eric Dyson

Airs at: Tue, 02/21/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Some people have choices and advantages simply because of the color of their skin. Many whites are unaware of it or if they are are quick to say, Hey, I’m cool and beyond that. Yeah, right. Peggy McIntosh, a noted women’s studies scholar in her classic essay “White Privi... Read more

Veterans for Peace Radio

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  An update of the Trump administration: the departure of Flynn and the withdrawal of Puzder. Then black history month clips from Muhammed Ali, William Harbour a freedom rider, Marion Barry and Olla Hudson a civil rights icon. Read more

DIRECT ACTION: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism

Airs at: Thu, 02/23/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  As Americans take to the streets in record numbers to resist the presidency of Donald Trump, L.A. Kauffman’s timely, trenchant history of protest offers unique insights into how past movements have won victories in times of crisis and backlash and how they can be most ef... Read more

Anti-War Soldier

Airs at: Fri, 02/17/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Jonathan W. Hutto, Sr. is the Coordinator of the Prince Georges County, Maryland People's Coalition, a group of organizations, activists and laypeople concerned with working for the eradication of racism and all forms of oppression within our society. Jonathan co-founded... Read more

Sex worker rights, bodily autonomy, and criminalization.

Airs at: Tue, 02/14/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
    Red, Portland sex worker activist and organizer, will be joining us in the studio again to talk about sex worker safety, bodily autonomy, and criminalization. This is in front of two events: a City Club forum on February 28th on human trafficking (an ever-present conc... Read more

Trump: "You think our country is so innocent?"

Airs at: Thu, 02/16/2017 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  "There are a lot of killers. We have a lot of killers," Trump said. "Well, you think our country is so innocent?"   From the Guardian: Forty years after the murder of the Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba, evidence has emerged in Washington that President ... Read more

Angela Davis.....Beginnings: Movements of Possibility

Airs at: Tue, 02/14/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  In times of crisis one can simultaneously see danger and opportunity. Today there is nostalgia for an imagined past and a desire to recreate it. It’s a seductive tale. Things were better then. The country was unchallenged in the world. Jobs were plentiful. Minorities, wo... Read more

Resurrecting the WPA, Universal Basic Income and Fighting Gentrification

Airs at: Thu, 02/16/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Arlene Goldbard heads up U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, a collective of artists and activists working to advance an agenda on the state and local level that includes Cultural Impact Studies (similar to Environmental Impact Studies) to help mitigate gentrification i... Read more